It seems like everyone knew that ESPN was planning on life after Skip Bayless; the controversial columnist who hosts the network’s “First Take” show with fellow embarrassment Stephen A. Smith. His contract was apparently not being renewed and his contract expires in August, but he announced today that he is leaving ESPN next week. As […]

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You must know that I love to read – I read all the time. And I love to read newspapers: I’m old fashioned, I know, but I read both Chicago dailies everyday and add the New York Times on Sundays. I am a big fan of good columnists like Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times […]

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Life is very complicated, mine especially; which means that time often does not allow me to make a post when a story comes along. So, occasionally, I have to play “catch-up.” This is one of those times. Last week, Blackhawks Hall of Fame broadcaster Pat Foley blasted the 8:35 PM Central start times of the […]

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As noted everywhere today, 2016 has been an absolutely brutal year for artists. In less than one-third of a year, we have already lost Alan Rickman, Doris Roberts, Chyna, George Kennedy, Garry Shandling, Harper Lee, Nancy Reagan, Abe Vigoda. Musicians have been particularly hard hit; the year started with the death of David Bowie, then […]

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I’m no wrestling fan – I haven’t been since I was around 13 and found out that the whole thing was fake. (I remember working the old International Amphitheatre and “opponents” Dick the Bruiser and Ernie Ladd sitting in a private room in the back deciding “how much we gonna give ‘em (the crowd) tonight?”) […]

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One of the truisms in the sports world is – you don’t need to be beloved to be a Hall of Fame player in any sport. Baseball’s Ty Cobb beat a fan with the fan’s prosthetic leg. It is said that Johnny Bench is a world class @$$hole. There is a school of thought that […]

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So, we have seen the show and it’s the day after. Those who were at the show might now just be waking up, or they’re still partying. First, the show: I thought Chris Rock did a very good job of hosting the show in the midst of the Oscars So White controversy. It stated the […]

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